The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
Description
FIPS metropolitan area code - 2004_05-2026_02
Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
With the introduction of new geographic codes in May 2004, the concept of CMSA has been replaced by CBSA. See related variable.
Universe
- All households.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2005 – 2024 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2025 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X |
| 2026 | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
